Jerry Dipoto will get a chance to show what he can do away from meddlin’ Moreno.
Jason Kipnis was good, then bad, then bad still, and now he’s good again. Why?
Kluber, fresh off an 18-K performance, strikes out a dozen; pitchers duels turn into bullpen games, Carlos Gomez bounces back from a pitch to the face, and the best defensive play of the day.
History will not remember Corey Kluber, alas. Also: The A’s good bad good back luck, Bryce Harper gets a different kind of hot, and the best defensive play of the day.
How PITCHf/x informed Nick Hagadone’s offseason improvements.
A 51-minute first inning in Detroit, a walk-off in a rivalry game out west, and a brilliant defensive play notable even by Juan Lagares standards.
Trevor Bauer is on again, the Tigers are on again, and other things are also on again.
The first week of the season is overrated, overanalyzed, overdiscussed–and, also, enough to move the odds significantly.
Are clubs getting the most out of their extension opportunities?
The Indians decision to lock up to of their starting pitchers without much of a track record makes sense based on the lack of arms coming through their system.
Four young pitcher whose teams made four interesting choices with them: Carlos Martinez, Alex Meyer, Tanner Roark and Danny Salazar.
Nick Ahmed might win the starting shortstop job, which had implications on the rest of the roster; while the Indians and Corey Kluber aren’t even close on a contract extension.
How Terry Francona has gained the platoon advantage in three different ways.
What happens if one of the greatest pitchers ever is given one of the best offenses ever? It nearly happened.
The Indians have a very cheap, very good rotation. Or they have a very cheap, very bad rotation. Time will tell!
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